# 97 Chevy Cavalier hates waking up in the morning

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-chevy-cavalier-hates-waking-up-in-the-morning/48126>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, starting, cavalier, ignition\
**Created:** [April 29, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-chevy-cavalier-hates-waking-up-in-the-morning/48126 "2010-04-29T19:50:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![adversary96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3e96dc/32.png) [@adversary96](https://community.cartalk.com/u/adversary96)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-chevy-cavalier-hates-waking-up-in-the-morning/48126/1 "2010-04-29T19:50:39Z")

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My car, the above mentioned 97 Chevy Cavalier, REALLY isn’t a morning person. Almost every morning when I try to start it to go to work around 7AM, it doesn’t like to start.  
  
  
  
 When I turn the key to the “on” position, instead of hearing the fuel pump going, I hear a buzzing sound coming from my steering column & console area. If I continue to turn it to try and start it, it will turn over but won’t start running. If I keep doing this over the course of 15 - 30 minutes, eventually the buzz stops and the car will start. If I try to start it later in the day or after it’s been running for a bit, it’ll fire right up just like it should. And if I stay out late with it, then the problem starts back up again in the midnight hours.  
  
  
  
 I took it to the dealership’s repair shop, but they were no help. They couldn’t replicate the problem, said it was a clogged fuel filter (buzzing in my console is a clogged filter?), replaced that and sent me on my way.  
  
  
  
 Anyone have any hints on what’s causing this? It does this on really dry mornings & really wet mornings, so I don’t think moisture is the trigger, but cold temps do seem to be setting this off. I’d appreciate any help so I can take it to a more helpful repair shop & let them know where to start looking.

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-chevy-cavalier-hates-waking-up-in-the-morning/48126/2 "2010-04-29T21:32:04Z")

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I believe you have a bad fuel pump relay. When the contacts get burnt they sometimes buzz like crazy. Track that buzzer down and replace it.